Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Mahmoud Khoshnam passes away at age 85
Iranian music critic Died on Sunday March 14th 2021
S. P. obituary: died at age 61
Indian film director and screenwriter (Iyarkai Died on Sunday March 14th 2021
Obituary: Peter Patzak, dead at age 76
Austrian film director and screenwriter Died on Friday March 12th 2021
Death of Albert Resis at age 99
American historian and writer Died on Friday March 12th 2021
Nicolae Dabija, died aged 72
Moldovan writer Died on Friday March 12th 2021
Jan Vodňanský dies at 79
Czech writer and performer Died on Thursday March 11th 2021
Obituary: Katja Behrens, dead at age 78
German author and translator Died on Wednesday March 10th 2021
Bert Kuijpers passed away at age -1
Dutch poet Died on Tuesday March 9th 2021
Tatiana Polyakova death at age 61
Russian writer Died on Tuesday March 9th 2021
Steven Spurrier died at age 79
British wine merchant and writer Died on Tuesday March 9th 2021
Norton Juster has died at age 91
American author (The Phantom Tollbooth Died on Tuesday March 9th 2021
Pier Francesco dead at age 88
Italian journalist and essayist Died on Tuesday March 9th 2021
Tatiana Polakova died at age 61
Russian writer Died on Tuesday March 9th 2021
Frank Thorne dead at age 90
American comic book writer (Red Sonja) Died on Monday March 8th 2021
Djibril Tamsir dead at age 88
Guinean writer and historian Died on Monday March 8th 2021
Pedro Novoa has died at age 46
Peruvian writer and educator Died on Sunday March 7th 2021
Suna Tanaltay dead at age 87
Turkish poet and psychologist Died on Saturday March 6th 2021
Valentin Kurbatov dies at 81
Russian literary critic and writer Died on Saturday March 6th 2021
N. S., died aged 84
Indian poet Died on Saturday March 6th 2021
Enrique González obituary: died at age 92
Mexican writer and philosopher Died on Friday March 5th 2021
Elena Țau death at age 74
Moldovan literary critic and historian Died on Friday March 5th 2021
Obituary: Marat Tarasov, dead at age 90
Russian poet and translator Died on Thursday March 4th 2021
Obituary: Bill C., dead at age 69
American playwright (Mass Appeal) Died on Wednesday March 3rd 2021
Jacqueline Quef-Allemant obituary: died at age 83
French writer Died on Tuesday March 2nd 2021
Geoffrey Ursell obituary: died at age 77
Canadian writer Died on Monday March 1st 2021
Obituary: Chieko Seki, dead at age 89
Japanese writer and newspaper reporter Died on Sunday February 28th 2021
Death of Manfred Gerstenfeld at age 84
Austrian-born Israeli author and economist Died on Saturday February 27th 2021
Jean-François Leroux-Dhuys has died at age 86
French writer and historian Died on Thursday February 25th 2021
Arkady Davidowitz dies at 90
Russian writer and aphorist Died on Thursday February 25th 2021
Death of Margret Czerni at age 94
Austrian writer and journalist Died on Thursday February 25th 2021
Philippe Jaccottet passes away at age 95
Swiss poet and translator Died on Thursday February 25th 2021
Margret Czerni-Sattlberger passed away at age 94
Austrian writer and journalist Died on Thursday February 25th 2021
Margaret Maron dies at age 82
American mystery writer Died on Thursday February 25th 2021
Masashige Narusawa passed away at age 96
Japanese film director and screenwriter (The Woman in the Rumor Died on Thursday February 25th 2021
Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri dies at 81
Indian poet Died on Thursday February 25th 2021
Joseph Ponthus death at age 42
French writer Died on Thursday February 25th 2021
Jack Whyte died at age 80
Scottish-Canadian novelist (The Skystone Died on Wednesday February 24th 2021
Dal Orlov died at age 86
Russian film critic Died on Wednesday February 24th 2021
Paolo Castaldi died at age 90
Italian composer and essayist Died on Tuesday February 23rd 2021
Paolo Compositore obituary: died at age 90
Italian composer and essayist Died on Tuesday February 23rd 2021
Syed Abul obituary: died at age 74
Bangladeshi journalist (Prothom Alo) and writer Died on Tuesday February 23rd 2021
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, died aged 101
American poet (A Coney Island of the Mind) Died on Tuesday February 23rd 2021
Douglas Turner dies at age 90
American playwright and actor (The River Niger) Died on Tuesday February 23rd 2021
Georges Bonnet passed away at age 100
French writer and poet Died on Tuesday February 23rd 2021
Jean-Charles Perazzi died at age 84
French writer and journalist Died on Monday February 22nd 2021
Catherine Belsey has died at age 80
British literary scholar and cultural critic Died on Monday February 22nd 2021
Lawrence Otis passes away at age 59
American attorney and author Died on Sunday February 21st 2021
Death of Guido Stagnaro at age 96
Italian director (I cinque del quinto piano) and screenwriter (In Love Died on Saturday February 20th 2021
Jean-Marie Touratier passes away at age 77
French writer and artistic director Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Maria Anspach, died aged 87
German writer Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Dagmar Lhotová obituary: died at age 91
Czech writer Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Si Spencer dies at 59
British comic book writer (Books of Magick: Life During Wartime Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Peter G. death at age 84
American music critic Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Iraj Kaboli passes away at age 82
Iranian writer Died on Wednesday February 17th 2021
Obituary: Irit Amiel, dead at age 89
Polish writer and poet Died on Wednesday February 17th 2021
Lucien Gourong dies at 77
French writer Died on Tuesday February 16th 2021
Joan Margarit obituary: died at age 82
Spanish poet Died on Tuesday February 16th 2021
Joan Margarit died at age 82
Spanish poet Died on Tuesday February 16th 2021
Zdzisław Najder obituary: died at age 90
Polish literary historian and critic Died on Monday February 15th 2021
Obituary: Blanca Álvarez, dead at age 63
Spanish writer Died on Sunday February 14th 2021
Death of Mourid Barghouti at age 76
Palestinian poet and writer (I Saw Ramallah) Died on Sunday February 14th 2021
Ion Bradu obituary: died at age 73
Moldovan writer and publicist Died on Sunday February 14th 2021
J. Hillis died at age 92
American literary critic Died on Saturday February 13th 2021
Franz Jalics dies at 92
Hungarian-born Jesuit priest and author of books on Christian spirituality Died on Saturday February 13th 2021
Yury Vlasov dead at age 85
Russian writer Died on Saturday February 13th 2021
Jacques Crickillon dies at age 80
Belgian writer Died on Saturday February 13th 2021
Rachna Gilmore dead at age 67
Canadian children's writer Died on Saturday February 13th 2021
Helen Meier passes away at age 92
Swiss writer Died on Saturday February 13th 2021
Jorge Ricci dies at 74
Argentine actor and playwright Died on Saturday February 13th 2021
Abd al-Sattar passes away at age 72
Palestinian writer Died on Friday February 12th 2021
Johnny Rogan dies at 67
English music journalist and biographer Died on Friday February 12th 2021
Obituary: Prie GS, dead at age 56
Indonesian journalist (Suara Merdeka) and writer Died on Friday February 12th 2021
Jayalal Rohana dies at 56
Sri Lankan academic and dramatist Died on Thursday February 11th 2021
Pavel Pelin obituary: died at age 72
Moldovan writer Died on Thursday February 11th 2021
Bruce Berger death at age 82
American writer Died on Thursday February 11th 2021
Rachel Feldhay dies at 74
Israeli-American literary scholar and writer Died on Wednesday February 10th 2021
René Victor passed away at age 86
French writer and publicist Died on Wednesday February 10th 2021
Death of Rachel Brenner at age 74
Israeli-American literary scholar and writer Died on Wednesday February 10th 2021
Obituary: Jean-Claude Carrière, dead at age 89
French novelist and screenwriter Died on Monday February 8th 2021
Adrián Di dead at age 54
Argentine journalist and sports writer; COVID-19 (n. 1966) Died on Monday February 8th 2021
Chris Wesseling passed away at age -1
writer for NFL.com Died on Saturday February 6th 2021
Hershel Shanks dies at age 90
American author and editor (Biblical Archaeology Review) Died on Saturday February 6th 2021
Yuval Stonis passes away at age 37
Israeli actor and screenwriter Died on Saturday February 6th 2021
Pierre Lherminier obituary: died at age 90
French cinematic historian and writer Died on Friday February 5th 2021
Jacqueline Thévoz dead at age 94
Swiss writer and poet Died on Friday February 5th 2021
Obituary: Patrick Lebon, dead at age 81
Belgian film director and screenwriter Died on Thursday February 4th 2021
Denis Huisman dies at 91
French academic and writer Died on Thursday February 4th 2021
Death of Harry Mark at age 97
American novelist Died on Thursday February 4th 2021
James Fenton, died aged 89
Irish Ulster Scots poet Died on Wednesday February 3rd 2021
Jean-Pierre Jossua died at age 90
French writer and theologian Died on Tuesday February 2nd 2021
Marissa Garrido dies at age 94
Mexican telenovelas playwright Died on Tuesday February 2nd 2021
Percy Tucker death at age 92
South African author and ticket selling agent Died on Monday February 1st 2021
Viktor Koval died at age 73
Russian writer Died on Monday February 1st 2021
Marc Wilmore passed away at age 57
American comedian and screenwriter (In Living Color Died on Monday February 1st 2021
Calane da passes away at age 75
Mozambican writer and journalist Died on Monday February 1st 2021
Allan Burns obituary: died at age 85
American television producer and screenwriter (The Munsters Died on Sunday January 31st 2021
Michel Le dead at age 76
French writer Died on Saturday January 30th 2021
Carmen Vázquez, died aged 72
American LGBT activist and writer Died on Friday January 29th 2021